PFL is Europe’s most cosmopolitan technical university with students, professors and staff from over 120 nations. A dynamic environment, open to Switzerland and the world, EPFL is centered on its three missions: teaching, research and technology transfer. EPFL works together with an extensive network of partners including other universities and institutes of technology, secondary schools and colleges, industry and economy, political circles and the general public, to bring about real impact for society.
Working for the Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) means being part of a prestigious school that consistently ranks among the top 20 universities worldwide. As a public university dedicated to improving the world around us, we have three missions: training, research and technology transfer. We boast one of the most dynamic university campuses in Europe and employ more than 6,000 people. Our employees perform high-value-added work in teaching and research and in the school’s administrative and technical services. Between our main campus in Lausanne and our satellite campuses in Geneva, Neuchâtel, Fribourg and Sion, our workforce is composed of more than one hundred different professions.
At EPFL, we foster a culture of respect and inclusion in the workplace. We promote a healthy work-life balance through flexible working hours and on-campus daycare and sports facilities. Our employees also benefit from belonging to a diverse community of 16,000 people – including over 10,000 students and 3,500 researchers – from 120 different countries.
Our planet faces multiple challenges to the environment, some of the major ones being - climate change, depletion of resources such as drinking water, increasing pollution, human population growth and the loss of biodiversity. The problems related to the environment are not only varied, but are also becoming increasingly complex. While the solutions to these problems involve human, economic and social dimensions, they cannot be resolved without reference to the latest technological and scientific progress.
At ENAC, four scientific communities come together under one roof: environmental engineers, civil engineers, architects, and social scientists. Combining disciplinary depth and inter-disciplinary breadth, our teaching and research activities in architecture, civil, and environmental engineering share the common goal of improving the environment we use, create, and live in.
From fundamental to applied science, engineering, and practice, research at ENAC aims to be immediately relevant to society at large, offering solutions to meet wide range of challenges: mitigating and adapting to global warming, accommodating a growing population, dealing with increasing land use pressures and meeting increasing demand for energy and transportation, continually improving and maintaining the built environment, preserving ecosystems, and managing natural and man-made risks.
These multi-faceted fields require long-term, multidisciplinary research at an international level, carried out as a creative interaction between art, science, and engineering. Since its creation, ENAC has demonstrated how the proximity between architects, civil, and environmental engineers, and the fundamentally interdisciplinary approach that characterizes the School, supports the emergence of new research domains at the interface between these traditional disciplines, uniquely positioning it to be a leader in these fields.
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One of the 2 polytechnic Institute of Switzerland. It excels in education and research. But mainly in the tech transfer between research, education and industry. Ad a student of EPFL, I highly recommend it.
By Fabien Jammes (Jul, 2017) |
One of the two federal technology institutes in Switzerland and counted among best technology institutes of the world (top 3 in EU and usually among top 15 in the whole world). In terms of facilities, it is no less than other leading public sector universities, including at campus Arcade center, hotels, hostels, medical clinics and very easy access to public transport (metro and buses). In terms of location, it is situated just few minutes of walk from Lake Geneva and with fantastic view of the French mountain (Rhône-Alpes).
By Junaid Jameel (Jul, 2017) |
I have done my PhD in physics in EPFL. Brilliant people and excellent laboratories. High level teaching and a very good experience....
By Iñaki Kemasda Damelarazon (Oct, 2016) |
Great place to spend while studying, excellent teaching place for the new engineers. Also a great place to have a lot of fun.
By Endri Bezati (Jul, 2016) |
Great place to study and meet cool people. Nice architecture and views. No surprise when told it's one of the top universities in the world..
By Alexis Tello (Jul, 2016) |
I have both a bachelor and a masters from this uni, and although I spent most of my uni days criticising it, it stays one of the best technical universities in the world. Sure, management focuses too much on building bling-bling show-off tourist attractions (Rolex-learning center, SwissTech) and not enough on the quality of their education, but in general the lecturers are great people and the overall quality of the education is the envy of most other institutions in the world, and rightfully so.
By Gerrit Gmel (Jul, 2015) |
Outstanding facilities and very interesting master studies! Great employer reputation too! England in my experience, and I assume everywhere in the world! The great thing with this scohol is that you can enjoy your studies and obtain a Diploma construed as excellent everywhere in the world :) However, if you consider studying there, you should be prepared to work reeeeeallly hard, especially during bachelor studies! No pain no gain ;)
By Valis Sotomey (Jul, 2015) |
Amazing university! Amazing campus right on the shores of the lake of geneva, outstanding research facilities, and very interesting and diverse master level education! (However the 1 bachelor year is pretty harsh since only 35% of the students succeed!)
By Gabriel. (Jul, 2015) |
An EXCELLENT place to study. Superior teaching & learning facilities.
However Lausanne is not a cosy city to live: the French culture is dominant, as international it is very difficult to really enjoy it if you are not French speaking. Those French speaking guys assume that everyone ON THIS PLANET should speak French. Also the student residence service was way under expectation...lots of homeless students
By lingxin li (Jul, 2015) |
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I did my bachelor and master here. Excellent education. I worked for 2 years in industry and now doing a PhD. The university is awesome, a lot of activities to do. Great location with restaurants and shops. Super place to study and work.
By Gabriel Laupre (Sep, 2017) |